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For some time now it’s been a bit of an Aussie tradition to don a watermelon helmet for those long days in the sun at the cricket.

Camera IconPolice have been hunting two alleged crims who used hollowed-out watermelons as masks. Credit: Facebook / Louisa Police Department

But two melon heads in the US have used the disguise while allegedly carrying out an actual crime, concealing their identities within the hollowed out portion of the popular fruit while they shoplifted from a convenience store, police said.

Surveillance footage captured the duo wearing the watermelons as masks after they entered the Sheetz store in Virginia about 9.30pm on May 6.

The pair had made small cut-out eye-holes so they could see.

“The Town of Louisa Police Department is conducting a larceny investigation and is requesting the public's assistance with identifying and locating the subjects of the photos attached to this request,” police said in a post on Facebook.

“On May 6, 2020, at 2135 hours, two subjects arrived at the Sheetz in a LIFTED 2006 Black Toyota Tacoma wearing hollowed-out watermelon rinds with holes cut out for the eyes into the store where they proceeded to commit a larceny (theft of personal property).”

In the comments people revealed the pair had even posed for a picture at a different store earlier in the day.

“Nice and inconspicuous. We're clearly dealing with two masterminds,” one person replied.

Camera IconPeople revealed the pair had even posed for a picture at a different store. Credit: Facebook / Debra BlaskoCamera IconThe pair had been pictured walking around throughout the day. Credit: Facebook / Jami Newton

Police updated their post to say an arrest had been made in connection with the incident, although officials are yet to reveal what exactly was stolen.